Indonesia

Pencil Finance says its first $1 million student loan bundle completed an on-chain cycle, with principal and yield returned to funders.

Indonesia has the scale and resources to become a major beneficiary of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but needs an urgent policy shift towards technology manufacturing, infrastructure and domestic supply chains to capture more of the value generated by the industry, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said on Thursday.

CrowdStrike and Telkom Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding to combine the Falcon platform and security services with Telkom's Indonesian customer reach and infrastructure.

Japan's SBI Holdings has acquired, through a subsidiary, a 20 percent stake in Ajaib Group, an Indonesian online multi-asset investment platform, making the Jakarta-based company an equity-method affiliate.

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs have launched a Garuda Spark Innovation Hub in Jayapura to support digital skills and ecosystem connections for talent in Papua.

Recompound Co-Founder Toby Limanto argues that wealthtech should measure whether digital engagement encourages disciplined investing, not simply more app activity or trading.

Adjust's 2026 Shopping App Insights report shows strong app-install and session growth in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and other Southeast Asian markets.

Danantara Indonesia, through PT Danantara Investment Management (DIM) and PT Daya Energi Bersih Nusantara (Denera), held the inauguration of construction project for the Waste-to-Electricity Management Facility (PSEL) of the City of Bekasi on Wednesday, in Ciketing Udik, Bantar Gebang, City of Bekasi, West Java.

PT Infra Fiber Teknologi has launched RAIA Grid, an open-access Indonesian fiber platform with a claimed 86,000-kilometer footprint.

Han Donghyup of LG Sinar Mas argues that Southeast Asia's AI ambitions will depend on resilient data centers, cloud architecture, power, cooling and governance.